The 2020-21 Graduation Ceremony for the MSc Programme in Genomics and Bioinformatics (MSc Programme) of the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS) was held on 6 November 2021 in the Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, marking the successful completion of the Programme by its 9th batch of graduates.
Prof. Andrew M. Chan, Director of SBS; Prof. Woody W.Y. Chan, Associate Director (Graduate Education) of SBS; and Prof. Stephen K.W. Tsui, Associate Director (Research) of SBS and Programme Director of the MSc Programme in Genomics and Bioinformatics were invited to officiate the ceremony. During the event, Prof. Andrew Chan and Prof. Woody Chan presented the Award of Excellence with scholarship to two graduates with outstanding academic performance, followed by a group photo session involving over 40 attendees, including graduates with their friends and relatives.
The MSc Programme was launched in 2011 and migrated from the CUHK-BGI Innovation Institute of Trans-omics to SBS in August 2018. The MSc Programme has been accredited by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Board for serving as the credits provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for registered medical laboratory technologists (MLTs). There are 84 CPD credits in total to be given to the MLT students upon completion of the MSc Programme.
Prof. Andrew Chan presents the Award of Excellence with scholarship to Mr. Sun Qiwei, MSc graduate
Prof. Woody Chan presents the Award of Excellence with scholarship to Mr. Cheung Ming Fung, MSc graduate
Graduates, their friends and relatives, and teachers take a group photo.